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I don't see how this is illegal. Immoral, yes. Against the ToS of a website, yes. Possible grounds for a lawsuit, yes.

But illegal? Not unless I'm actually stealing data, making a profit, or accessing areas I shouldn't be.



How do you think botnets are formed?

You surely don't believe folks are granted access to all those computers, right?


He said Botfarm not Botnet, two different things.


Bot farm isn't a term.


Malicious != illegal. There are many activities that might be technically legal, but definitely are malicious.




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